Björnskfestivalen 8

Björnskfestivalen 8 will be the eigth edition of Björnskfestivalen, the music contest used to select the Björnsk entry for Maia Song Contest 8. The format was confirmed to be returning on 11 February 2017 by the Executive Producer of BTV. It has also been confirmed that the show will follow the same format as in the last edition, and will feature 10 songs.

It will also feature at least 20% of the songs in a language other than English.

Format
10 entries will be performed on the night of the Grand Final. They will be voted on by a combination of international juries and a public vote (made up from SMS, televoting, and app votes). When voting closes, the points will be revealed and added together. The contestant with the highest number of points will be declared as the winner and will be selected to represent Björnska in Maia Song Contest 8. This follows the same format as in the previous two editions, where the 'Super Final' round was scrapped.

Entry selection
BTV held an open submission for entries to be submitted on 11 February 2016. Entries submitted for the competition were required to be between two and five minutes long, with at least one songwriter holding Björnsk citizenship. The choice of language was free, however due to anti-discrimination legislation and language initiatives, at least one entry selected must be in a language other than English. BTV will create a shortlist of entries from the received submissions and will form a selection panel that will be tasked to select ten entries for the competition.

Presenters
It has been confirmed that Davina McCall will return for her third series after successful hostings of the contest in the sixth and seventh renditions of the national selection format.

Entries
A playlist containing all ten entries can be found here.

Final
The final will take place in Farsknordi Central Arena, on a date yet to be confirmed. The winner will be decided by a combination of public televoting and international juries as in previous editions of the show.